r/chromeos 1d ago

Buying Advice Accesories for chromebook?

I have an asus chromebook around 14 inch. Its so hard to find specific chromebook acessories. I bought a universal pen for it and an universal screen protector for it because it becomes a tablet when folded.

Do you know how to protect the keyboard area when it is folded? Is there any way I can attach my pen into the chromebook?

I want accesories that are not hard to maintain, silicone covers for the keyboard doesn't really stick and gathers dust. Is there no better cover for it?

Any other helpful accesories that you recommend? Any item recommendation will be considered.

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u/Eleison23 Acer 516GE CBG516-1H | Stable 1d ago

I would strongly recommend that you identify Chromebooks that offer the accessories you need/want before purchase. Assembling 3rd party collections isn’t really a good idea under the best of conditions.

So you’ve attached a screen protector to a touch screen, and you are also expecting to use a third-party stylus on it? Is the stylus pressure-sensitive? Have you considered a USB “art tablet” instead?

What use cases and conditions are you intending here? Are you carrying everything around to school, or offsite, or does it mostly stay home?

What applications are you trying to support, and what kind of end product are you working on? Is it for business, employer, fun/art?

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u/basic-normie 1d ago

I am just using it for school, the stylus is just a normal pen and that suits my needs. The pen works with the screen protector too.

For apolications I mostly use the basics such as microsoft and google apps.

I bought this chromebook at a sale and I am satisifed, its just that it doesnt have much accesories dedicated for it like a protective cover or attachable pen holder.

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u/Eleison23 Acer 516GE CBG516-1H | Stable 1d ago

```Subreddit rule 6. Effort must be made in the post title and body. If requesting help, the post must be clear and easy to understand, otherwise nobody can be expected to help.

Making it easier to understand helps other users in their effort to help you.

We don’t know enough about your needs or current situation to make useful recommendations.

You’ve offered a vague description of the device, and for school. But what would your ideal system be like? Do you have classmates with accessories you’d make good use of? What subjects are you studying? Do your teachers provide any suggestions or pointers for a good kit to learn with?

I mean, personally, I would start with a spare charger, and some good cables that fit whatever ports your device has (we don’t know which ones) and I would also pick up a handful of good name-brand USB thumb drives from a reputable dealer, because homework.

Some decent wired USB earphones or buds. I recommend JVC.

You may also consider a Kensington compatible security cable, which would let you lock down your device in the library, for example, if you run to the bathroom for 5 minutes.

For a protective case, since you’re a student anyway, just find a backpack, or even a messenger bag, and lots of them have laptop sleeves and special compartments for your extra junk.

If you are particularly young in school, I would recommend that you don’t bring a lot of stuff to school, because your classmates may become avaricious, shall we say, or you could simply drop and lose small parts if you can’t keep track of everything. And that’s probably why you want an attachment to stow your pen. 😅